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Do you prefer G.I. Joe or Cobra?
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06-15-2022, 03:29 PM
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TheOverlordCorp
A real Cobra Island would've changed the world but we wouldn't be allowed to talk about it on here because of the "no politics" rule. ;)
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DarkLordMordred
Anyone else find it odd that Cobra is a terrorist organization, yet they were permitted to build a skyscraper in New York City?
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CapBritain
that was because it was a diplomatic consulate after they got legal recognition from Mexico, Cuba and America after the creation of Cobra Island.
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AWOL
Pretty educational for any kid that was reading.
It worked well as a storytelling device for a children's comic book, but the 1985 creation of Cobra Island would not have been recognized as a country by the United States, Mexico, Cuba, or the rest of the civilized world because of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea which was completed in New York City three years prior.
https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convent...convention.htm
Still, I like to pretend that there could have been a Cobra Island nation, and just try to ignore the real life reasons why there couldn't be one.
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